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Dorset Apple Cake

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DORSET APPLE CAKE

We had a bumper harvest of apples last Autumn which we’ve been enjoying throughout the winter. We wrapped the larger apples in brown paper and stored them all in wooden crates and have been eating them ever since.

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Dorset Apple Cake

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 115g cold butter, diced
  • 225g self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 115g brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 50ml milk
  • 225g apples, peeled, cored and diced
  • 100g sultanas, or other dried fruit (e.g. figs)
  • 2 tbsp demerara sugar

METHOD

  1. Heat the oven to 160ºC fan.
  2. Butter and line a deep 500g loaf tin with baking parchment.
  3. Mix together the flour and cinnamon in a large bowl.
  4. Add the butter and rub into the flour using your fingers, until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  5. Stir in the light brown sugar.
  6. Beat in the egg and milk to form a thick batter.
  7. Add the apples and dried fruit.
  8. Mix well and then put in the tin.
  9. Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons of demerara sugar over the top.
  10. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes.

Apple and Fig Crumble

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Apple and Fig Crumble

This recipe makes 4 small individual crumbles.

INGREDIENTS

  • 320g chopped apples
  • 80g dried figs
  • 4 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 60g plain flour
  • 60g rolled oats
  • 60g butter
  • 60g brown sugar
  • white sugar

METHOD

  1. Heat the oven to 180ºC.
  2. Toss apples and dried figs with the brown sugar in a bowl.
  3. Divide among 4 ramekins, pressing fruit down well.
  4. Blitz the flour and the butter in a food processor.
  5. Add the sugar and oats and mix well.
  6. Spoon the crumble mixture over the fruit, pressing down well with the back of the spoon.
  7. Sprinkle some white sugar over the top of each one.
  8. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes.
  9. Leave to cool for 15 minutes before serving.